''Wolves Hunt at Night'' (French: ''Les Loups chassent la nuit'', Italian: ''La ragazza di Trieste'') is a 1952 French-Italian spy

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directed by

Bernard Borderie Bernard Borderie (10 June 1924 in Paris – 28 May 1978 in Paris) was a French film director and screenwriter. His father, Raymond Borderie, was one of the producers of ''Children of Paradise, Les Enfants du Paradis'' (''Children of Paradise'', 194 ...

and starring

Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Aumont (born Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons; 5 January 1911 – 30 January 2001) was a French film and theatre actor. He was a matinée idol and a leading man during the 1930s, but his burgeoning career was interrupted by the Second ...

, Carla Del Poggio and

Fernand Ledoux Fernand Ledoux (born Jacques Joseph Félix Fernand Ledoux, 24 January 1897, Tirlemont – 21 September 1993, Villerville) was a French film and theatre actor of Belgian origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD, and began hi ...

.Gili & Tassone p.246 It was shot at the

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and on location in

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and

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

A French secret agent is summoned by his superior, the head of a counterespionage organisation, to

where he is takes with trying to unmask a potential enemy operating in

. His attempts are obstructed by an attractive

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who may be working with the opposition.

Cast

as Cyril Dormoy, an agent of Mollert * Carla Del Poggio as Catherine, the friend of Cyril, singer of cabaret *

as Thomas Mollert, journalist and leader of a spy ring of counterespionage * Marcel Herrand as Pedro, the director of cabaret *

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as the black servant of Miguel *

Roldano Lupi Roldano Squassoni, known professionally as Roldano Lupi (8 February 1909 – 14 August 1989) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1942 and 1967. He was born in Milan, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography ...

as Miguel, spy and salable falsehood of pictures *

Nicolas Vogel Nicolas Vogel (born in Paris, France, May 27, 1925 - died in Paris September 17, 2006) was an actor and comedian who was featured in numerous films and television shows in the 1960s and 1970s, including '' The Man from Chicago'' (1963), '' Le Gitan ...

as Jim, the driver of Mollert *

Attilio Dottesio Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success ...

as Baum, alias: "Horner", a spy *

Gianni Rizzo Gianni Rizzo (April 5, 1925 – February 4, 1992) was an Italian film actor. Between 1944 and 1986 he appeared in over seventy films and television productions, in a variety of supporting roles. His screen roles included parts in a number of p ...

as the Italian commissioner *

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as an employee of the hotel *

Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fi ...

as the barman servant * Tancrédi as the driver

References

Bibliography

* Gili, Jean A. & Tassone, Aldo. ''Parigi-Roma: 50 anni di coproduzioni italo-francesi (1945-1995)''. Editrice Il castoro, 1995. * Marie, Michel. ''The French New Wave: An Artistic School''. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

External links

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